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CITY OF FENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT 2014 Annual Report Mission Statement: “To protect life and property of the people of our community with the highest quality of service possible.”
CITY OF FENTON
FIRE DEPARTMENT
2014 Annual Report
Mission Statement:
“To protect life and property of the people
of our community with the highest quality
of service possible.”
City of Fenton Fire Department
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2014 Annual Report
TO: LYNN MARKLAND, CITY MANAGER
YEAR IN REVIEW
The Department responded to a total of 499 incidents in 2014, compared to 496 in 2013. We averaged 42
incidents per month. There were 375 incidents in the City (a 9% increase of 29 incidents compared to 346 in
2013). In Tyrone Township we had 124 incidents (a 17% decrease from 150 in 2012 and 2013). Tyrone Township
in return paid the City approximately $170,000 for fire services in 2014, which was a decrease of approximately
$34,000. We also collected $8,690 under our cost recovery ordinance. The average response time to all types of
incidents in the City was 7.31 minutes and 9.81 minutes in Tyrone Township. Estimated property fire losses in
2014 amounted to approximately $287,450 with $48,200 being lost in the City and $239,250 lost in Tyrone
Township.
Highlights of 2014 include:
We were awarded an $880 grant from the One Hundred Club of Genesee, Shiawassee, and Lapeer Counties for the
purchase of replacement life safety rescue ropes.
In the first week of January the area was hit with one of the largest snow storms in recent history. The area
received about 17 inches of snow. This made for treacherous roads and difficult operations. The severe weather
resulted in about 20 extra incidents for the month of January.
In June the department attended live fire training at Oakland Community College. There were two sessions and
the department was split in half, so that half could attend, and the other half remained in town for coverage.
These trainings are very valuable to the members as it allows them to have the ability to train with live fire
scenarios. They are able to crawl through heat and smoke, find the fire, and use actual fire hand lines to
extinguish the fire.
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Highlights of 2014 continued:
In April the department hosted a special training session. Internationally renowned
speaker and expert on vehicle extrication Ron Moore visited our station. He presented a
class on vehicle extrication and new hybrid vehicle technology. We were extremely lucky
to host such a high caliber class for free here at our station.
2014 was another successful year for our partnership with the City of Linden and STAT EMS. STAT responded to
1,910 EMS calls in the City of Fenton during 2014. STAT averaged over 5 EMS calls for service per day in 2014. In
2010 they responded to 1,333 call for service, that’s a 44% increase in five years! Their average response time this
year to a life threatening (tier 1) medical emergency was 5 minutes and 13 seconds and 7 minutes and 28 seconds
to non-life threatening (tier 2) medical calls.
In October the fire department was invited to attend an evening roof top party at the Fire Hall Restaurant. It was to
showcase the photos of the firefighters. The entire evening went great and was well attended.
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Highlights of 2014 continued:
During the course of 2014 our daytime duty shift personnel conducted a total of 303 inspections at businesses
throughout the city. There were over 800 fire code violations found during those inspections. The inspectors
completed over 600 follow up re-inspections to ensure violations were corrected by the businesses. Our
inspection program is one of, if not the only one in Genesee County, which is this thorough. We inspect every
business in the city and accomplish this with only part-time inspectors. These inspections have resulted in a
much safer business community. The main goal of our inspection program is to reduce fires in commercial
occupancies.
On November 7th Firefighter Dave Williams was presented with the Community Hero award at the
Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner. Dave was nominated for his
40 years of service to the department and to his community.
In April of 2014 we had three probationary firefighters graduate from the Genesee County firefighter academy. All
three have since been promoted from probationary firefighter to regular firefighter status. They are shown below
at the graduation banquet with Chief Cairnduff and Deputy Chief Hadfield. They are from left to right: Caleb
Alderman, Brandon Brown, and Matt Murray.
The Fire Department and the Firefighters Association remained very active in our community during 2014. The
department provided over 700 hours of community service at different events and activities throughout the city.
On top of the community service hours, the department members provided 106 hours of fire prevention activities
to children in the schools and at the station. All of the community service events are voluntary and the firefighters
receive no compensation. The department members take great pride in their service and commitment to our
community.
Please review the remainder of this annual report. I hope it helps provide you with insight about the fire
department and its role within our community.
Robert Cairnduff Fire Chief
City of Fenton Fire Department
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Officers
Robert Cairnduff
Fire Chief
(Service Date: 7/1996)
Edward Hadfield
Deputy Chief
(Service Date: 8/1982)
Charles Koan
Assistant Chief
(Service Date: 7/1971)
Captain: Karl Sturgis (Service Date: 1/1983)
Captain: Scott Smith (Service Date: 8/1982)
Lieutenant: Nick Will (Service Date: 2/1999)
Lieutenant: Jeff Shook (Service Date: 1/1995)
Lieutenant: Casey Gilbert (Service Date: 11/2001)
Chief Engineer: Craig Jensen (Service Date: 7/1981)
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Firefighters
Name Service Date Name Service Date
Caleb Alderman 9/2013 Dustin Lucius 11/2004
Paul Bond 5/2013 R. Maksymowski 7/2004
Brandon Brown 9/2013 Al Morea 4/1974
Frank Carpenter 1/2007 Matthew Murray 8/2013
Marshall Colley 12/2005 Mikel Peterson 4/1984
Andrew Evans 2/2010 Krystopher Pettey 8/2011
Matt Everhard 5/2009 Nick Schulz 11/2001
Matthew Hadfield 7/2007 David Siburt 9/2014
Pat Hajec 7/2007 Josh Sturgis 3/2004
Ryan Jenema 11/2006 Kelsey Sturgis 10/2007
Michael Johnson 2/2010 Joseph Voiles 5/2013
Eric Kanyak 8/2011 Travis Whitman 4/2012
Chris Kelley 8/2011 Dave Williams 3/1975
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Fire Department Awards
Firefighter of the Year
Firefighter Matthew Everhard was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Firefighter of the year award. This award is
given annually to a member of the department and is voted on by the entire membership. Matt joined the
department in May of 2009. Matt is a certified Firefighter II, and is a licensed Medical First Responder (MFR). He
was promoted to one of our Fire Prevention Specialists in 2013 and has performed extremely well in that new role.
Firefighter Everhard currently serves as the President of the Firefighters Association and Chairman of the
Firefighters Charity board. Matt has put in countless hours working at public relations events, fire prevention, and
charity event activities. Matt has been extremely dedicated to our department and to our community and is
deserving of the award.
FFOY Matt Everhard receiving his award from past recipients Marshall Colley and Dustin Lucius
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Fire Department Awards
Chiefs Award
The Chief’s award is given to a person or persons that have gone above and beyond with their service to the
department. The award recipients are chosen by the Chief. This year’s award was presented to Assistant Chief
Charlie Koan. Chief Koan has been a member of this department since 1971 and he continues to dedicate much
of his spare time to this department. Charlie is always willing to help with special projects, public relations events,
and fire prevention activities. Charlie has taken on decorating the station at Christmas time and has done a terrific
job. Chief Koan can always be counted on to be ready to help with anything that is asked of him and that is why I
chose him as this year’s Chiefs award recipient.
Assistant Chief Koan receiving the Chiefs award from Chief Cairnduff
Service Awards
This year there were numerous service awards handed out. The fire department presents awards for every 5 years
of service to the department. The recipients are listed below:
Matt Hadfield 5 Years of service
Dustin Lucius 10 Years of service
Bobby Maksymowski 10 Years of service
Josh Sturgis 10 Years of service
Nick Will 15 Years of service
City of Fenton Fire Department
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Fire Department Awards
Service Awards- cont.
Firefighter Mikel Peterson was presented with a 30 year service award. Mike joined the department in April of
1984.
FF Peterson being presented his 30 year award from President Matt Everhard
Firefighter Al Morea was presented with a 40 year service award. Al joined the department in April of 1974
FF Morea being presented his 40 year award from Vice President Matt Hadfield and Secretary Eric Kanyak
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INCIDENT STATISTICS
JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2014
City of Fenton Fire Department
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Number of Incidents
Per Year
2005 - 2014
TOTAL INCIDENTS
City of Fenton Fire Department
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Number of Incidents
Per Year
2005 - 2014
CITY OF FENTON ONLY
City of Fenton Fire Department
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Number of Incidents
Per Year
2005 - 2014
TYRONE TOWNSHIP
City of Fenton Fire Department
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Incident Reporting
By Type of Incident
January 1- December 31, 2014
TYPE OF INCIDENT:
100's Fire 72
300's Rescue & EMS 214
400's Hazardous Condition 82
500's Service Call 34
600's Good Intent 39
700’s False Alarm 58
Total Incidents: 499
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Incident Report Summary
January 1- December 31, 2014
Incident Type Total Incidents 100 Fire 1 111 Building Fire 13 1111 Mutual Aid Building Fire 26 1113 Mutual Aid Cover Assignment 4 113 Cooking fire, confined to container 4 114 Chimney Fire contained to Chimney or Flue 1 118 Trash or Rubbish Fire, contained 1 131 Passenger Vehicle Fire 10 137 Camper Fire 1 143 Grass Fire 5 150 Outside rubbish fire, other 1 154 Dumpster Fire 4 160 Special outside fire, other 1 311 Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew 6 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 137 322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 54 323 Motor Vehicle/Pedestrian accident 3 324 Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries 8 352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 3 353 Removal of victim from stalled elevator 1 357 Extrication of victim from machinery 1 360 Ice Rescue 1 400 Hazardous condition, other 4 411 Gas or other flammable liquid spill 12 412 Gas Leak (natural gas or LPG) 9 421 Chemical Hazard 1 422 Chemical Spill or leak 2 424 Carbon Monoxide Incident 10 441 Heat from short circuit 1 444 Power line down 20 445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 2 463 Vehicle accident, general clean-up 21
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Incident Type Total Incidents
520 Water problem 1
522 Water steam leak 1 5311 Smoke/Odor Investigation 22 542 Animal rescue 1 550 Public Service Assistance 3
551 Assist Police or governmental agency 1 561 Unauthorized Burning 5 600 Good intent call 2
611 Dispatched and Canceled En Route 33 622 No incident found on arrival at dispatch address 1 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 1 671 HazMat Release Investigation with no HazMat 2 700 False Alarm 1 721 Bomb Scare 1
731 Sprinkler Activation due to malfunction 1 736 CO Detector Activation due to malfunction 1
741 Sprinkler Activation, no fire 2 743 Smoke Detector Activation, no fire 5 744 Detector Activation, no fire 1
745 Alarm System Activation, no fire, unintentional 46 TOTAL NUMBER OF INCDIENTS: 499
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Incident Reporting
By Month
January 1- December 31, 2014
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January 2014 64 February 2014 42 March 2014 37 April 2014 39 May 2014 40 June 2014 40 July 2014 55 August 2014 32 September 2014 40 October 2014 41 November 2013 40 December 2013 29
TOTAL INCIDENTS: 499
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2014 Incidents by Shift
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2014 Incident Response Times by Quarter
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2014 Payroll
Number of Incidents Personnel Responses
January – March 143 January – March 2336
April – June 119 April – June 1974
July – September 127 July – September 1883
October – December 110 October – December 1566
Total 2014 499 7759
Payroll Cost per Quarter
Incident Payroll Total Payroll *
January – March $47,600.00 $71,770.50
April – June $42,125.00 $62,981.50
July – September $40,050.00 $56,052.00
October – December $35,700.00 $51,538.50
Total 2014 $165,475.00 $242,342.50
Overtime (Included in incident payroll)
Hours Pay Cost
January – March 591 $10,047.00
April – June 448 $7,616.00
July – September 223 $3,791.00
October – December 262 $4,454.00
Total 2014 Overtime 1524 $25,908.00
* Included in total payroll: Incident pay, overtime, training, fire prevention and officer pay.
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Fire Department Incidents – 2014
